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Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health Plan selected Charles DeShazer, MD, as CMO.

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health may leave Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's provider network if the two parties fail to agree on reimbursement rates, NJ.com reports.

America's Health Insurance Plans analyzed how $1 of a commercial health insurance premium is used by payers.

Indianapolis-based Anthem is expanding its market share in Connecticut as employers shop around for lower-priced plans, The Hartford Business Journal reports.

Oklahoma lawmakers proposed legislation that would give insurers more flexibility with coverage requirements, reports Oklahoma Watch.

Three judges heard appellate arguments from Anthem on March 24, as the insurer pled its case against a district court's ruling blocking its merger with Cigna, Bloomberg BNA reports.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare warned patients with commercial or Medicare plans through Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare and its subsidiary Oxford Health Plans may no longer be able to access all of its hospitals, facilities and physicians at in-network rates should the parties'…

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's Dallas office hired Matt Horn as sales vice president for national accounts and Kibuchi Banfield as sales executive for national accounts, D CEO Healthcare reports.

The Justice Department's investigation into four insurers that allegedly participated in Medicare fraud struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.

Fitch Ratings affirmed the "A-" rating on Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's senior unsecured notes.